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Ornament in Europe: From Antiquity to the Twentieth Century
Caroline van Eck
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Ornament in Europe: From Antiquity to the Twentieth CenturyIntroductionIn this article ornament is defined as a decorative feature of objects and buil...
Ostia, Origins through Empire
Mark A. Locicero
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2022-05-26
Ostia, Origins through EmpireIntroductionOstia was a city in the Roman Empire located on the west coast of Italy, approximately 25 kilometers west of ...
Paris
Sean Weiss
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
ParisIntroductionThe architecture of the city of Paris encompasses a history of more than two millennia. Paris’s earliest known architecture dates to ...
Pompeii, Origins through Destruction
Ivo Van der Graaff
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Pompeii, Origins through DestructionIntroductionOn 24 August 79 CE the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the southern Bay of Naples, burying the to...
Roman Republican Architecture
John Hopkins
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Roman Republican ArchitectureIntroductionThe designation “Republican” refers to the Roman political period, traditionally dated between 509 and 31 bce
Rome, Origins Through Empire
Pier Luigi Tucci
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2021-10-27
Rome, Origins Through EmpireIntroductionRome was not built in one day. The eternal city was founded in 753 BCE and only few remains dating from the Ar...
Rudolph M. Schindler
Judith Sheine
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Rudolph M. SchindlerIntroductionR. M. Schindler (b. 1887–d. 1953) was born in Vienna, Austria, and received architecture degrees from the Vienna Polyt...
Schools
Dale Allen Gyure
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
SchoolsIntroductionThe literature of school architecture tends to break in two different directions. On one hand, practical advice guides written by a...
Shakers
Julie Nicoletta
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
ShakersIntroductionArriving in the colony of New York in 1774 from England, Ann Lee and her eight followers set about creating a model communal societ...
Skyscrapers
Gail Fenske
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
SkyscrapersIntroductionOur knowledge of the skyscraper as a building type is based on research exploring the type’s many facets, among them architectu...
Soviet Architecture
Alla Vronskaya
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2021-10-27
Soviet ArchitectureIntroductionThe term Soviet architecture refers to architectural production on the territory of the former Russian Empire under the...
Suburbinization and Suburbs
Susan Nowicki
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Suburbs and SuburbanizationIntroductionThe suburb is defined as a residential area situated on the outskirts of a city or urban district. Suburbs are ...
Sullivan, Louis
Joseph M. Siry
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Louis SullivanIntroductionLouis Henry Sullivan (b. 1856–d. 1924) was the first internationally recognized architect in the United States to pursue the...
Technology and Methods - Rome/Roman World
Lynne C. Lancaster
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Building Technology and Methods: Rome/Roman WorldIntroductionThe Romans are known for their advanced building technology, and since the rediscovery in...
Townhouses
Jeffrey E. Klee
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
TownhousesIntroductionFor as long as there have been towns, there have been townhouses. However, the modern study of the townhouse as a distinctive ar...
Vault
David Wendland
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
VaultIntroductionVaults are curved masonry surfaces for roofs and ceilings, able to give shelter and protection. Fireproof and very durable, they were...
Vernacular Architecture
Cynthia Falk
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Vernacular ArchitectureIntroductionVernacular architecture refers to both a subject of study and a way of approaching that subject. Vernacular archite...
Walter Gropius
Eric Mumford
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2022-02-21
Walter GropiusIntroductionWalter Gropius (b. 1883–d. 1969), the Berlin architect who founded the Bauhaus in Germany in 1919, was the single most signi...
William L. Price
George E. Thomas
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2022-02-21
William L. PriceIntroductionIn the midst of his PSFS skyscraper project, George Howe (b. 1886–d. 1955) rhetorically asked, “What Is This Modern Archit...
Winchester
Simon Roffey
Subject: Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
WinchesterIntroductionWinchester lays claim to being one of the most important cities in British history. The city has a central place in British myth...
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